Shoulder pain, popping...protracted shoulder girdle?

[Noya]

This occured several (10) months ago. I had been lifting weights @ the gym for about 5 weeks, was on a bodybuilders cutting diet 6 days a week, and had lost about 20lbs..I felt great. I was doing seated cable rows and felt a pain in the right shoulder blade area, mostly when I would contract them during the lift. It was a stinging/slight shooting pain. I thought I just over did it and needed to give it a week of rest. When I awoke the next morning my right shoulder felt stiff and sore. I thought I just slept in a weird position. Pain continues almost every morning in the right shoulder and I stopped going to the gym. Then my shoulder started "popping". Getting out of my car, off the sofa, most movements where Im pressing myself up. I could also rotate my arm and feel the pop. I have no insurance so I went to the hospital clinic where the PA had me move my arm around for a few minutes(didn't feel pain)and asked if I had insurance because I probably need to see a phys. therapist, then gave me a $150 bill. Since then I've noticed the shoulder appears to be lower than the other and looks out of place, more foward than the other. The "pops" are audible a lot of the time now. It feels like I need to pop it several times a day. I went to the gym a while back & movements like bench press and med.& closer grip upright rows make it feel as if the shoulder will dislocate.  I searched for several hrs last night and the info @ exrx.net points to protracted shoulder girdle. If thats correct, what treatment options are there? I was denied low-cost state health plan. Will a HOSP. treat me?

[Dr Vinod]

Hello!

You should consider an MRI to diagnose your soft tissue issues, follow up with an orthopedician for a proper examination and for interpreting the scans and for coming to a proper diagnosis.

Only after a proper diagnosis start a rehab or a physiotherapy programme.

Take care!

[sprtsdoc5210]

By pulling back on the cable you may have  stretched the biceps tendon, you may even have ruptured the ligament that holds the biceps tendon in place. The popping you feel, if it is in the front of the shoulder, may be the tendon moving in and out of its sulcus. The rounded shoulders may be caused by the body moving into a more comfortable postition, taking pressure off of the front part of the shoulder. Need more info.